Author: Juergen T Steinmetz
Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.
Will the UN stop UNWTO Secretary-General Pololikashvili?
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 20, 2020US President Trump may have had Russia's President Vladimir Putin helping in the US election. The UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili? ... Read More
Prof. Geoffrey Lipman accepted to the International Tourism Hall of Heroes
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 20, 2020The International Tourism Hall of Heroes today added its fourth member. Professor Geoffrey Lipman was awarded the Golden Seal of ... Read More
Tourist fleeing, but it’s not only COVID-19 on this Greek Island
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 20, 2020Tourists on this Greek island got scared and got on their cell phones to get information and see what happened. ... Read More
Warning buying from Apple after applying for the Apple Card
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 17, 2020This experience will explain that the Apple Credit Card issued by ?Goldman Sachs is not a winning partnership for new ... Read More
ITIC Tourism Investment Summit follows WTM in going virtual
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 16, 2020After WTM announced they are going virtual, ITIC management has announced today that our annual tourism investment event in partnership ... Read More
Aloha to Tourism in Hawaii: Visit Hawaii as of October 15
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 16, 2020What are the restrictions to visit Hawaii after October 15? Pack your suitcase soon and experience the magic and hospitality ... Read More
Alain St. Ange, President of Seychelles may soon become a reality for a tourism leader
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 16, 2020Alain St.Ange is now one of three duly nominated Presidential Candidates in the Republic of Seychelles. Tourism is the most ... Read More
UNWTO new data shows 93% reduction in tourism arrivals
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 16, 2020UNWTO did a surprising approach and is currently meeting with 170 delegates from 24 countries in Georgia to conduct the ... Read More
Saudi Arabia to become a UNWTO Center for 13 Countries
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 16, 2020The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has approved the setting up of a regional office in? Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to?support the ... Read More
South African President Ramaphosa update on COVID0-19
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 16, 2020South African President Ramaphosa? today updated his people on the State of the Nation in regards to the ongoing COVID-10 ... Read More
Cruising the Mediterranean by Carnival German Style
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 15, 2020AIDA Cruises, A cruise line in Germany and a part of Carnival Corporation & plc, will expand its range of ... Read More
FRAPORTHands Over New Air Cargo Warehouse to Swissport
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 15, 2020After a construction phase of just under one year, today (September 16) Fraport handed over the keys for a new ... Read More
Santiburi Koh Samui appoints a Swiss general manager
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 15, 2020Santiburi Koh Samui, the high-end, experience-driven beachfront retreat on Samui’s north shore, has appointed Mr. Alexandre Frenkel as its new ... Read More
UNWTO Manipulation to secure the re-election of Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili continues
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 15, 2020A corrupt UNWTO has more tricks set up to fool tourism ministers representing the Executive Council of the UN Specialized ... Read More
Honolulu Mayor wants tourists back while Governor Ige says: Wait!
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 15, 2020Honolulu Mayor Caldwell brought up an interesting point at a press conference outside Honolulu Hale today when asked by eTurboNews ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism Business in Panic after Quarantine for Visitors extended
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 15, 2020Currently, visitors arriving in the Aloha State of Hawaii need to stay in their hotel rooms for 2 weeks. It ... Read More
It’s official: World Travel Market London will go virtual!
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 14, 2020Forget the rush on the tube, forget expensive hotels! Reed Exhibition, the organizer of the World Travel Market London decided ... Read More
Salt Lake City may become the new Crossroads of the World
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 13, 2020COVID-19 is the number one travel and tourism conversation in the United States with the epidemic destroying a little bit ... Read More
How UNWTO is tainting any United Nations call for fair elections?
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 13, 2020Forget COVID-19. Members of the UNWTO Executive Council are on their way to Tbilisi, Georgia to be part of the ... Read More
New flights from Tel Aviv to Morocco, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE – and growing
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 12, 2020Direct connecting Tel Aviv with airports in the UAE, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain will expand the travel and tourism ... Read More
Jamaica confirms Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett for another term
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 12, 2020The Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness today announced 19 members of his new cabinet after he was re-elected this week. ... Read More
Hawaii Lt. Governor Green tested COVID-19 positive
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 12, 2020Dr.?Joshua Green?is an?emergency medicine physician in Honolulu, Hawaii. He has been in practice for 11-20 years. Dr. Green is also ... Read More
Air Quality in California so bad, that it cannot be measured anymore
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 12, 2020The horrific wildfires that are?burning up and down the coast of California have caused skies over San Francisco to turn ... Read More
Is ETOA setting a trend for WTM and goes virtual
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 11, 2020ETOA is a major exhibitor at WTM and this event always occurs on Friday before. Is ETOA setting a trend ... Read More
Dubai to Casablanca on Emirates to be resumed
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 11, 2020Emirates will resume passenger services to Casablanca, Morocco from 18 September. The resumption of flights takes Emirates' African network to ... Read More
UNWTO is looking for a new Secretary General by November
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 11, 2020Did the next UNWTO Election Manipulation just begin discreetly?? "It’s very strange to move the election to January. It’s the ... Read More
Jamaica Minister Bartlett High Level Discussion on Geopolitics and COVID-19
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 11, 2020Jamaica; September 10, 2020: Chairman of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, Edmund Bartlett says that beyond the ... Read More
Is London Heathrow becoming a second grade airport?
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 11, 2020“Britain’s economic recovery is falling behind.? Heathrow’s traffic figures for August demonstrate the extent to which quarantine is strangling the ... Read More
Fraport Traffic Figures August 2020: Passenger Numbers Remain Low
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 11, 2020In August 2020, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served some 1.5 million passengers, representing a 78.2 percent decline year-on-year. Thus, for the ... Read More
Safer Tourism Seal appoints Cuthbert Ncube as Brand Ambassador
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 10, 2020The Safer Tourism Seal, an initiative by the rebuilding.travel network today appointed Cuthbert Ncube as its first Brand Ambassador in ... Read More
Qatar is investing in London Hotels with Ascott
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 10, 2020The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has opened Citadines Islington London - the newest addition to its Citadines’ Apart’hotel portfolio in Europe. ... Read More
Lux Collection expands 5 Star to Chongzuo, Guangxi, China
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 10, 2020The Lux Collective, a luxury hotel management operator headquartered in Singapore, has signed an agreement with Mingshi Yijing Tourism Development ... Read More
New Zealand Government announces travel industry support package
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 9, 2020The New Zealand Travel Industry Suppliers Group says the Government’s commitment of $47m to support the travel industry is vital ... Read More
Almaty to Frankfurt soon on Air Astana
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 9, 2020Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s air carrier, will introduce direct flights from Almaty to Frankfurt starting on 2nd October 2020. Initially twice ... Read More
Europe must agree on harmonized travel restrictions
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 8, 2020The European Tourism Manifesto Alliance, the voice of the European travel and tourism sector, calls on the Member States to ... Read More
The Perfect Storm for Private Jet Charters
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 8, 2020The private jet market is facing unprecedented challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated an already fragile industry. The private ... Read More
